killed. The glad is fortunate in having a large re¬ 
serve supply of energy in the bulbs when planted 
and will bloom with no other plant food except light 
and water. 
ALL GOOD VARIETIES 
We do not claim to grow all the good varieties of 
gladiolus—that would be impossible as new varieties 
are introduced by the hundreds every year and we 
cannot try them all—but we do claim that all the 
varieties we offer for sale are good. Not all can win 
prizes at the glad shows but are favored for some 
quality—some delicacy of color marking, or some 
combination of hues possibly found in no other glad. 
We know that the varieties we have listed are suit¬ 
able for any garden and do not have to be hothoused 
and forced to produce lovely blooms. Too many varie¬ 
ties are thus petted and primped up to enter the 
shows as seedlings and thus obtain a high score or 
awards of merit, then introduced to the public at 
high prices and are never heard of again at the glad 
shows. Some conspicuous examples are probably re¬ 
membered by every glad fan. 
We are not pushing our own or any other hy¬ 
bridizer’s introductions to the exclusion of the rest 
'of the good ones. 
' DISCOUNTS 
Our prices are considered low for good quality 
gladiolus bulbs so we cannot make large discounts. 
We fill orders for any amount but to encourage fair¬ 
sized orders we will give 10% extra in bulbs of your 
choice on orders of $3.00 or more. Thus you may 
send $3.00 and receive bulbs worth $3.30, or send 
$10.00 and receive bulbs worth $11.00. However, this 
does not apply to collections. 
Our stock of bulbs listed is very complete at this 
time but some varieties are always sold out quickly 
so we advise early ordering. Orders are filled in the 
order received. You may order now and we will re¬ 
serve your bulbs until planting time or send them at 
once—just as you wish. 
Our terms are cash with order but if you wish to 
send 25% of total now, we .will hold bulbs until April 
1, 1935, for you. As C. O. D. orders cost extra and 
entail extra bookkeeping, please send entire amount 
before shipping. You run no risk as we allow you to 
examine bulbs at your leisure and if not exactly as 
you expect, we will refund your money and pay car¬ 
rying charges both ways. 
We take great care in filling and packing your 
order, but if any error is found please notify us at 
once. If at any time after blooming, you find that 
varieties are not true to name, please notify us. Our 
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